5 Board Games with Specialty Dice – Let’s Roll!

Specialty Dice Add Some Spice

Dice aren’t always what you’d expect. Nor are they always used in traditional ways. Sure, you still roll them most of the time, but what happens when they don’t show pips from 1 through 6? See below.

About the Number of Players

A number followed by an exclamation point (!) means I highly recommend playing with that many players. A number followed by a question mark (?) means avoid playing with that many players, if you can.

Expect your first few plays to take longer than the suggested time, since you’re still learning how the game works.

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Game: Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age
Players: 1-4
Theme: Build a better civilization than your neighbors
Genre: Rolling dice to get workers, goods, etc.
Length: 30 minutes
Cost: Check price on Amazon

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Game: Masons
Players: 2, 3!, 4!
Theme: Strategically build colorful cities, towers, and walls
Genre: Roll dice to determine what goes where
Length: 45 minutes
Cost: Check price on Amazon

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Game: Gemlok
Players: 2, 3, 4!
Theme: Grab diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and more…and keep them to yourself
Genre: Roll dice to determine which directions your pawns can move
Length: 45 minutes
Cost: Check price on Amazon

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Game: Dice Town
Players: 2, 3, 4!, 5
Theme: Stake your claims, dig for gold, win cash all with the best poker hands
Genre: Roll dice to get a poker hand good enough to win something each round
Length: 60 minutes
Cost: Check price on Amazon

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Game: Catan Dice Game
Players: 1!, 2!, 3, 4
Theme: Collect goods to build roads, cities, and settlements and to hire knights
Genre: Roll dice to collect goods to spend on building and hiring
Length: 15 minutes
Cost: Check price on Amazon

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